Album of the Week
Kevin Hays, Live at the Stone, AHT Records **** recommended
New in our running choice of top jazz albums of the year
Terje Gewelt, The Old Tree, Resonant Music **** recommended
A magisterial sweep to the Nordic poise and mood throughout is instantly convincing and rewarding
Kurt Elling and Yellowjackets are in their element
Jazz meteorology that's an el niño of a ride. Another of the year's top live albums
Cory Wong and Joshua Redman, On A Random Tuesday (Live at The Blue Note) featuring Joshua Redman, Roundwound Media ****
One of the best live albums that I have come across this year. Wong & Redman hit it off big time
Nicole Yvette’s debut Say Yes is album of the week
An ideal introduction
Cindy Blackman Santana, Coherence, Mack Avenue *****
Hot today - a storming jazz-rock epic
Alternative Guitar Summit, Honoring Pat Martino, Volume 2
The whole is greater than even the sum of the illustrious participants' parts.
Randy Ingram, Sound Within, Chill Tone Records ****
Faithful qualities, fateful vision
Mick Goodrick and Fred Hersch, Feebles, Fables & Ferns, ECM ****
A one off from the 1980s released for the first time.
Trish Clowes, Try Me, Stoney Lane **** recommended
Two buses have arrived at once this year where saxophonist Trish Clowes is concerned. Both go somewhere interesting.
Johanna Summer, Dialoge, ACT ****
A series of remarkable classically inspired two piano encounters prove full of grace. There's a remarkable sense of uncrowded poise and stillness to...
Jeremy Siskind, Seeking Balance, Outside in Music **** recommended
Claire Martin is sublime particularly on 'Snow'. And ripples from the instrumentals of the Siskind led piano trio cascade in ever increasing circles...
Steve Wilson, Enduring Sonance, Smoke Sessions **** recommended
There's a lot of spirit in the rendition here of a strong selection of tunes including material by Quincy Jones and Milton Nascimento.
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